AP / AR Supervisor
JOB SUMMARY: Oversees the financial transactions related to accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in processing payments and collections. This role involves managing a team, implementing processes, and maintaining financial records. This role plays a vital part in maintaining the financial health of the organization. Responsibilities and duties for both US and Canada Companies.
This role will require managing the AR/AP teams and ensuring month end guidelines can be achieved. At times this will require being hands on and assisting where needed. Experience in excel required. Experience with SAP Business One considered an asset.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Team Management:
Guide AP/AR staff, including delegating tasks, monitoring performance, and providing training.
- Process Management:
Develop and implement efficient workflows for accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and collections.
- Financial Record Keeping:
Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including ledgers, journals, and reports.
- Reconciliations:
Reconcile accounts payable and accounts receivable, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Reporting:
Generate regular reports on AP/AR activities, such as aging reports, and provide analysis to management.
Responsible of pulling any reports needed by management or other stakeholders in the organization.
- Vendor/Customer Relations:
Maintain positive relationships with vendors and customers, addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
- Compliance:
Ensure compliance with relevant accounting policies and regulations.
- Cash Management:
Monitor and reporting on cash flows while ensuring payments are being processed timely.
- Credit Card and Expense report management
Direct communication to employees regarding credit card balances by monitoring credit card portals. Opportunity to work with team regarding expense management.
- Month end Deadline Management
Work with team to ensure tight month end deadlines are met and responsible for accruals to capture any unentered invoices.
- Budgeting & Forecasting:
Contribute to the preparation of cash flow reporting and financial forecasts.
Other duties as required as per management team.
- IT System Planning and Implementation:
Utilize accounting software and systems to streamline workflows and improve accuracy. Troubleshoot issues and lag points and work with team to find solutions that reduce inefficiencies and allow for streamlined processes.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills required
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
- Proficiency in accounting software and systems (e.g., ADP, and SAP B1, etc…)
- Previous experience in banking transactions is an asset.
- Thorough understanding of accounting principles and practices.
- Experience with full-cycle accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Ability to analyze financial data and identify trends.
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
- Previous supervisory experience is required.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with a high degree of professionalism.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
- Sitting behind a desk looking at a computer screen up to 8 hours in a day;
- Frequent sitting, bending, twisting, and standing.
Education, Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:
- Diploma or Certificate in accounting, finance or related field required and/or equivalent experience in the industry.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years in a similar role
- Results from a pre-employment test must be deemed acceptable in accordance with Tier 1’s policies;
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edmonton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Is there anything that will prevent you from working in the Edmonton office Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm.
Work Location: In person